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enhttp://wshu.org/feeds/809/rss.xmlA Very Weird Photo Of Ulysses S. Grant http://wshu.org/post/very-weird-photo-ulysses-s-grant
Swim around enough in the oceanic <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/" target="_blank">photo archives of the Library of Congress</a> and you will spot some strange things — including old doctored photos of <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3c14700/" target="_blank">two-headed humans</a> and a <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b37867/" target="_blank">man-monster superimposition</a>.<p>But perhaps nothing as bizarre as this photo — labeled <em>General Grant at City Point.</em><p>Look at it closely.Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:10:00 +0000Linton Weeks41729 at http://wshu.orgA Very Weird Photo Of Ulysses S. Grant American Women Who Were Anti-Suffragetteshttp://wshu.org/post/american-women-who-were-anti-suffragettes
With the new movie about the British suffrage movement, <em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3077214/" target="_blank">Suffragette</a>,</em> scheduled to be released this week, recollections of protest and debate concerning a woman's right to vote in the U.S. are inevitable.<p>As the 19th century ended and the 20th began, the American wave of women pushing for access to the ballot box gathered momentum.Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:03:00 +0000Linton Weeks41511 at http://wshu.orgAmerican Women Who Were Anti-SuffragettesPop Quiz: Who Was The Only President To ...http://wshu.org/post/pop-quiz-who-was-only-president
<strong>Only</strong> is a lonely word. It sets people apart and places them at a back-of-the-cafe table for one. When speaking of the 43 men who have been president of the United States — a rarefied roster already — the word <strong>only</strong> is extra-exclusive.<p>Some of the presidential <strong>onlies</strong> are well-known. Barack Obama is the <strong>only</strong> African-American president. Gerald Ford is the <strong>only</strong> president to have also served as vice president without having been elected to either office.Tue, 20 Oct 2015 15:42:00 +0000Linton Weeks41404 at http://wshu.orgPop Quiz: Who Was The Only President To ...12 Etiquette Screw-Ups In 1896http://wshu.org/post/12-etiquette-screw-ups-1896
Manners still matter.<p>Later this month in Los Angeles, at the annual convention of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society — a group that focuses on making systems, devices and machines more human-friendly — researchers plan to report on a <a href="https://www.hfes.org//Web/DetailNews.aspx?ID=381" target="_blank">study</a> showing that people want robots to be more mannerly and polite.<p>In America, though, manners and mores are ever morphing.Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:41:00 +0000Linton Weeks41249 at http://wshu.org12 Etiquette Screw-Ups In 1896Does America Really Need The National Mall?http://wshu.org/post/does-america-really-need-national-mall
Just a few weeks ago, the nonprofit <a href="http://nationalmall.org/" target="_blank">Trust for the National Mall</a> staged a music festival — featuring Drake and the Strokes — to benefit the remarkable public space in Washington, D.C., that includes some of America's most recognizable landmarks, including the Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr.Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:37:00 +0000Linton Weeks41099 at http://wshu.orgDoes America Really Need The National Mall?